Can YOU name these 50 Premier League footballers and score 100% on this tricky quiz?

By ZAC CAMPBELL

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The Premier League is a modern juggernaut that captivates audiences far and wide across the globe thanks to numerous broadcasting deals. 

While many of the top teams' star players are instantly recognisable owing to million-pound brand deals, that has not always been the case. 

Since its inception in 1992, the league has also welcomed some less-heralded names to go with its set of superstars. 

But how many names do you think you can remember from over the years? 

Take on our quiz below to see if you can get 100% in when it comes to matching these Premier League footballers to their faces.  

1. David Beckham or Luke Chadwick 

2. Jamie Carragher or Steve Finnan

3. Edu or Robert Pires

4. John Mikel Obi or Didier Drogba

5. Michael Dawson or Robbie Keane

6. Alan Shearer or Rob Lee

7. Alessandro Pistone or Mikel Arteta 

8. Mark Viduka or Dominic Matteo

9. Gareth Bale or Chris Gunter

10. Wayne Rooney or Gary Neville

11. Adam Bogdan or John Arne Riise

12. Jose Antonio Reyes or Cesc Fabregas 

13. Jon Dahl Tomasson or Craig Bellamy

14. Geremi or Claude Makelele

15. Jerzy Dudek or Sander Westfeld

16. Robin van Persie or Ruud van Nistelrooy

17. Jay-Jay Okocha or Bruno N'Gotty

18. Alex Manninger or Rami Shaaban 

19. Nedum Onuoha or Micah Richards 

20. Brad Friedel or Brad Guzan

21. Nwankwo Kanu or Saido Berahino

22. David Bentley or Erik Edman

23. James Beattie or Darren Huckerby

24. Michael Bridges or Jason Wilcox

25. Tomasz Radzinski or Mitch Ward

26. Salomon Kalou or Didier Zokora

27. Hayden Mullins or Julien Faubert

28. Mikael Forssell or Jiri Jarosik 

29. Obafemi Martins or Yakubu

30. Nolberto Solano or Miguel Almiron

31. Roque Santa Cruz or Georgios Samaras 

32. Juan Pablo Angel or Benito Carbone 

33. Lie Tie or Sun Jihai

34. Mart Poom or Jussi Jaaskelainen

35. Stephen Hunt or Noel Hunt 

36. Elano or Rolando Bianchi 

37. Jerome Thomas or Shaun Bartlett 

38. Michel Salgado or Tugay 

39. Vedran Corluka or Julio Arca 

40. Steed Malbranque or Carlos Bocanegra

41. Yousseff Chippo or Mustapha Hadji 

42. Hugo Rodallega or Wilson Palacios 

43. Lucas Leiva or Andriy Voronin

44. Shay Given or Steve Harper 

45. Gabriel Obertan or David Bellion

46. Wilfried Bony or Benjani 

47. Paul Warhurst or Nicky Hunt 

48. Gabor Kiraly or Matt Clarke 

49. Jeremie Aliadiere or Fabio Rochemback

50. Emerson Thome or Claudio Reyna  

Answers

 1. David Beckham

2. Jamie Carragher 

3. Robert Pires

4. Didier Drogba

5. Robbie Keane

6. Alan Shearer

7. Mikel Arteta

8. Mark Viduka

9. Gareth Bale

10. Wayne Rooney

11. John Arne Riise

12. Cesc Fabregas

13. Craig Bellamy

14. Claude Makelele

15. Jerzy Dudek

16. Ruud van Nistelrooy

17. Jay-Jay Okocha

18. Alex Manninger

19. Micah Richards

20. Brad Friedel

21. Nwankwo Kanu

22. David Bentley

23. James Beattie

24. Jason Wilcox

25. Tomasz Radzinski

26. Didier Zokora

27. Julien Faubert

28. Jiri Jarosik

29. Yakubu

30. Nolberto Solano

31. Georgios Samaras

32. Benito Carbone

33. Lie Tie

34. Jussi Jaaskelainen

35. Stephen Hunt

36. Elano

37. Shaun Bartlett

38. Tugay

39. Julio Arca

40. Steed Malbranque

41. Mustapha Hadji

42. Hugo Rodallega

43. Andriy Voronin

44. Steve Harper

45. Gabriel Obertan

46. Benjani

47. Nicky Hunt

48. Gabor Kiraly

49. Jeremie Aliadiere

50. Claudio Reyna